Ramón Climent (footballer, born 1963)
Ramón Arturo Climent Labra is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Trasandino.
Playing career
A football midfielder from the Universidad de Chile youth system, Climent made his debut on loan with Curicó Unido in the third level of the Chilean football.He mainly developed his career at the Chilean top division, playing for Regional Atacama, Audax Italiano, Deportes Concepción, Unión Española, O'Higgins and Everton.
In the second division, he played for Ñublense in 1994.
Abroad, he had stints with Marconi Stallions in the Australian National Soccer League and the Japanese football.
Coaching career
As a football manager, he has mainly developed his career at minor categories of the Chilean football, beginning with Unión Quilpué in 2002. A historical manager of Deportes Vallenar, he led them in their first season in 2013, then called Estrella del Huasco, becoming the runner-up in the 2013 Clausura of Tercera B and getting the promotion to the Tercera A. Later, he got the promotion to the Segunda División Profesional from the Tercera A in 2015 and won the 2017 Transición.He also has coached clubs such as Deportes Ovalle, Municipal Mejillones, Fernández Vial, Deportes Limache, Deportes Linares, among others.
In May 2023, he returned to Deportes Vallenar.
Personal life
Climent is the son of the Chile international footballer and manager Ramón Climent Morales.His paternal grandfather was Spanish and served as a football leader for clubs in Quinta Normal and his uncle also played football at amateur level in the same commune.